I will on wedensday, january 13th have my Texas debut, since my relocating over here in August. Im happy to be participating in the "No Idea Festival 2010" and really excited to be playing with Remi Alvarez (http://www.remialvarez.com/) from Mexico City both as a duo and in a trio with Dallas drummer Stefan Gonzalez. The whole thing starts off in San Antonio on wednesday, january 13th, followed up by Houston on the 14th and ending in my new hometown Austin on saturday 15th. More info on: http://www.noideafestival.com/

Upcoming releases 2010:
- Free Fall "Gray Scale" (Smalltown Superjazz)
- Atomic "Teather Tilters Vol 1 & 2" (Jazzland Records)
- Håkon Kornstad/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Jon Christensen "Live" (Compunctio)
- Scorch Trio "TBA" (TBA)
- Close Erase-BOX "TBA" (Plastic Strip) www.plasticstrip.no

Frode Gjerstad's Circulasione Totale Orchestra just released the triple box "bandwidth" on the "Rune Grammofon" label. The full band, including Louis Moholo-Moholo, Bobby Bradford and Sabir Mateen, will perform in Philadelphia and Houston in late January.

Atomic have recorded lots of new music. The new CD is planned to be released in connection with the bands upcoming US tour in March...more info to come..

The "new" scorch trio (with Frank Rosaly replacing the drum chair) will in December record their new CD at Bill Laswells studio in NYC.

On dec 11th I will perform at The Cornelia Street Cafe in NYC together with Tony Malaby's Double Heart, and the following week do a east coast stretch with the Daniel Levin Trio.